The final resting place of the Egyptian queen, Nefertiti, is a mystery that's long puzzled archaeologists, but new research suggests it could, in fact, be Tutankhamun's tomb.
British archaeologist Nicholas Reeves from the University of Arizona has released a paper that refers to a high resolution scan of the walls of King Tut's tomb near Luxor, which he says show other sections that could contain the remains of the famous queen who was portrayed in limestone bust dating from around 1340 BC.
King Tut's tomb could have a another chamber behind the west wall, while the existing burial chamber where his remains are may also continue. Reeves is basing his hypothesis on the numerous scans taken to create a facsimile of the tomb that he thinks show cracks in the walls, which could indicate concealed doors.
In his paper, Reeves suggests that based on the design of the tomb that it was originally Nefertiti's -- pointing to features such as the L-shaped corridor turning to the right rather than the "kingly left" and the decoration, which marks it out as belonging to a woman who had achieved "full regal status" by becoming queen.
"If I'm wrong, I'm wrong," he told BBC News. "But if I'm right, the prospects are frankly staggering. The world will have become a much more interesting place - at least for Egyptologists."
British archeologists Howard Carter and George Herbert found the nearly intact tomb of Tutanhamun in 1922, its discovery sparked worldwide interest in archaeology and ancient Egypt.
Nefertiti, whose tomb has been thought to be lost for centuries, was the chief consort of Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten.